制度せいど Common Noun English jmdict 1 noun (common) (futsuumeishi) system;institution;organization;organisation 新制度は成功だと分かった。 The new system proved a success.
寺請制度てらうけせいど Noun English jmdict 1 noun (common) (futsuumeishi) historical term terauke system;system established by the Edo shogunate that required citizens to register with a temple in order to prove their Buddhist (i.e. non-Christian) faith